MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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